Timeline for Adjusting generated colors to make them more subjectively pleasant
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| Feb 19, 2018 at 22:15 | comment | added | Scott | Google creates their products to make money. Don't kid yourself. They aren't creating "for the people".. they are creating products for return on investment. I understand that you want this to be science. It's not. And there's no math you can figure out which will work. But, of course, you are free to keep trying. If all art could be programmatically created, the need for any artist would vanish and Google would not employ any designers whatsoever. All they would need are mathematicians. | |
| Feb 19, 2018 at 21:48 | comment | added | Anton Kosarchyn | Google do their products for people, like you and me. So it's no longer about their taste. I think the designers role is a bit broader - to discover a problem and find a feasible solution. If the solution would be to genereate the color programmaticaly, then it's time to find an approach to that) That's just my oppinion. Anyway, I appreciate your opinion too and your interest in this topic. Thanks! | |
| Feb 19, 2018 at 21:37 | comment | added | Scott | No. Google determined what Google thought worked best... not what the public would "like best". As I posted in my answer, use what you think works well. You can't chase after what the general public will like or dislike. It's a fool's errand. You can use some broad, general things such as color preferences by age But beyond that, it comes down to the designer's choice. If it was all a mathematical formula... why would anyone need a designer? | |
| Feb 19, 2018 at 21:34 | comment | added | Anton Kosarchyn | maybe you're right, and I'm asking for too much. But Google somehow managed this problem with their notifications system: photos.google.com/share/… | |
| Feb 19, 2018 at 21:20 | comment | added | Scott | No see.. you are still making (incorrect) assumptions. "Most people" do not find "pastel colors pleasing". In fact, some people really dislike pastels. You can't mathematically determine what will or will not be liked. You are seeking the impossible. Human beings never have a consensus on what may be "best". It's art and NOT science. And you can't force it to be a science. | |
| Feb 19, 2018 at 21:13 | comment | added | Anton Kosarchyn | Thanks for the answer! I totally agree with you that It's nearly to impossible to create universaly pleasant color. Maybe I was incorrect in my terms. When I told "pleasant color" I meant something that most people would percieve as pleasant or ar least not irritating. Almost everyone would agree that pastel colors are pleasant, but just few would find 100% saturated and bright colors like pure 255 red or 255 green comfort to look at, or am I wrong? Also, I'm not advocating my approach. Over against, I believe there is a better way of doing it. Maybe some correction table? | |
| Feb 19, 2018 at 15:41 | history | answered | Scott | CC BY-SA 3.0 |